BALLICO (Merced County) -- Senator Marie Alvarado-Gil (D-Jackson) spoke at a press conference held Monday by Merced County Sheriff Vern Warnke, to express her deep reservations and strong objection to the imminent release of 72-year-old Kevin Gray, a sexually violent predator (SVP), into Merced County.
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BALLICO (Condado de Merced) - La Senadora Marie Alvarado-Gil (D-Jackson) habló en una conferencia de prensa realizada hoy por el Alguacil del Condado de Merced, Vern Warnke para expresar sus profundas opiniones y fuerte objeción a la inminente liberación de Kevin Gray de 72 años, un depredador con antecedentes sexuales (SVP, por sus siglas en inglés), en el Condado de Merced.
SACRAMENTO – Senator Marie Alvarado-Gil (D-Jackson) presented Senate Bill 820 on the Senate Floor Monday afternoon, addressing the need for more rigorous cannabis enforcement to enhance public safety, protect the environment, and incentivize illegal growers to enter the legal market.
SACRAMENTO - Today, Senator Marie Alvarado-Gil (D-Jackson) presented a resolution on the Senate Floor to proclaim January as Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. As a survivor of cervical cancer, the Senator knows the emotional and physical toll of such a diagnosis all too well.
SACRAMENTO, CA – In recognition of National Human Trafficking Awareness Month, Senator Marie Alvarado-Gil (D-Jackson) is giving a voice to victims of human trafficking through legislation including Senate Bill 14, a monumental bipartisan legislative effort she co-authored to bolster protections for victims of this heinous crime.
SACRAMENTO – Over the past five years, California has experienced unprecedented wildfire activity that has devastated nearly ten million acres across the state. Wildfire smoke has poured in from hundreds of miles away, severely impacting air quality around regions unaffected by the wildfire itself.
SACRAMENTO – Today, Senator Marie Alvarado-Gil’s (D – Jackson) Senate Bill 546 advanced through the Senate Governance and Finance Committee with a 5-2 majority in a hearing held this morning.
Today, Senator Marie-Alvarado-Gil commends the recent decision by U.S. District Judge Cormac J. Carney to block the implementation of Senate Bill 2 (SB 2), which was slated to take effect on January 1, 2024. Judge Carney deemed a key provision of the bill as "unconstitutional," upholding the fundamental rights of law-abiding citizens in California who have been granted a concealed weapons permit (CCW).